The Windows Beta channel for Google Chrome has been updated to 4.1.249.1021. This update has some new features that we wanted you to be able to try before Chrome 5 is ready, so we created Chrome 4.1.

The new features are

Automatic translation of web pages

More content settings to let you control whether web sites can store cookies, load images, use plug-ins, run JavaScript or show pop-ups. You can find these new settings in under Options > Under the hood > Privacy.

The changes in Google Chrome 4.1 Beta are explained in more detail on the Google Chrome Blog.

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Does this beta include the changes from Issue 32365 allowing users to enable extensions in Incognito mode? I've been hanging onto an old 4.0 beta because it was the last version that let userscripts run in Incognito.

Opera is fast but buggy now and has been for years. Many websites dont work well in Opera too. Most discouraging issue is the case of Opera vs Microsoft. Instead of doing their own marketing they abused Microsoft to release ballot screen to EU users of Windows, so they have a choice of browser instead of using IE. Chrome and Firefox didn't need such amoral way to increase their market share. It's like if company that makes calculator can suit Microsoft because Windows already have one and thus users dont want to buy their commercial calculator. It makes me sad, because I liked Opera browser.

I have to agree with one of the above commenters. Chrome needs to boost it's javascript engine's performance to match Opera's improvements. It's no longer the king of the browsing world. I noticed that when I was browsing some websites, I would attempt to scroll before the page was finished downloading. Opera has no problem with this, while Chrome lags behind. This also should be improved. I look forward to any future releases!

Translation Bar Privacy Issue: I never allowed Chrome to send the web addresses I visit to 'google servers' to determine the content language. Even if I chose 'Never translate X language' the URLs are sent anyways.Many updates were released after the introduction of this forced feature but Google hasn't offered a way to disable it.After the great news about Chrome supporting Extensions, I've decided to try Chrome, but I believe this 'translation toolbar' feature has been the most upseting/controversial since the release of Chrome and many have switched back to Firefox until this 'glitch' gets fixed.

I found update website very confusing because it does not reference to release number, so I can decide if my version (previously installed) requires updates.The beta download website for example does not inform anyone what version number or date. This area need improving to be more clearer so we can decide better.I think this is important obvious feature of the website, why it is not there?

@christina: The translate feature never sends any data to Google unless you choose to translate a page (by clicking the Translate button).

When the translate bar appears, you can choose Options > Never translate this site or Options > Never translate this language .

The content language is not determined by sending data to servers, it is all done locally on your machine. We use something we call the 'Compact Language Detector' to determine the primary language of the page you're looking at.

I appreciate your concern, and I'm glad you commented because other people might thing the same thing. Please rest assured that Google Chrome doesn't send the content or address of pages you view to servers for the translate feature.

To be precise, when I said "Google Chrome doesn't send the content or address of pages you view to servers for the translate feature," I should have added "until you ask for a translation by clicking the button."

I ran a test where I opened up all of my bookmarks (approximately 150) in tabs under Google Chrome, then I ran the same test under Firefox. I noticed that Google Chrome uses about twice the processing power and quite a bit of memory in its attempt to open said bookmarks, and it struggled to do so. Is this because Google Chrome handles each tab as a separate process? Will processing and memory usage be better managed in future versions of Google Chrome?

Also, and once again, is there any chance that we'll see an open/run option in addition to simply downloading/saving files? I have been waiting for this since Google Chrome was first released.

what will happen when users in the future decides to choose chrome browser from the ballot screen with no IE installed on the machine? if chrome takes proxy settings from IE and IE is not installed... ?? I know u sure have a solution... just wondering about that...

Great improvements in content controls. Nice to see that they work also in incognito mode. Thanks. However, it would be nice if you could allow javascript for current session only. Now you can only choose to allow it permanently or not at all.

NEED on/off option for Translation feature,options givings are never this Lang or never on this site how about complete turn OFF option to this irritating feature PLEASE PUT an option to complete disable/Enable translation featureTHANKS